Volume 1, Issue 1 Inside this issue: Giving Tuesday 2 All Box Tops For Education 3 Chancery Summer Collection Update 4-6 Archbishop Oscar Romero Prayer 7 NYF 8 Catholic Evangeliza- tion Conference 9 Newark Evangeliza- tion App 10 Bulletin Reflections 11-13 Bulletin Reflections: Spanish 14-16 The Thankful Season! The Office of Development & Stewardship Tatiana Paredes Special Events Coordinator Office of Development and Stewardship 171 Clifton Avenue Newark, NJ 07104 973-497-4046 [email protected]Preparing for the cooler weather, the hot co- coa and the holidays. The season I like to call “the thankful season”. During this time of the year many families begin gathering to- gether for Thanksgiving Day; others take this time to prepare for Christmas shopping, while others just take this time to meditate, enjoy the cool weather and thank God for everything He has done for us. As children of God that we are, we shouldn’t just be thankful one day or one season of the year. We should be thankful every day of our lives. While some people seem to feel they have nothing to be thankful for, I am thankful for just being able to open my eyes this morning. Every day that we open our eyes, God is granting us the gift of life one more day. Things might not be perfect but if God gives you another day He has a purpose for you. Enjoy it and be thankful! The Office of Development & Stewardship Archdiocese of Newark Call to Stewardship Pastors, Administrators, and School Principals Below is the current link to The Catholic Advocate Online. Feel free to share as widely as you would like. Thank you. [ http://www.editions.us.com/catholicadvcate_0814 ]http://www.editions.us.com/catholicadvocate_0814
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We want to thank the Chancery Employees and Christ the King Parish in Hillside for all the
donations! Supplies were piling up as the days went by. It was amazing to see the people of
Christ working together for one purpose, Children. I like to believe that when one give to oth-
ers is like creating little miracles for those in need. For some is the miracle of having some-
thing new for once, for others the miracle of financial help.
Your donations were sent to the four following Catholic Schools:
Saint Augustine, Union City
Sacred Heart, Jersey City
Our Lady Help of Christians, East Orange
Good Shepherd, Irvington
To each school was delivered four boxes full of supplies. Following is a partial list of the sup-
plies donated:
Chancery Summer Collection: School Supplies Drive
Was a Success!
Number 2 pencils
Scissors
Folders
Erasers
Protractors
Crayons
Filler paper
Markers
Backpacks
Calculators
Glue sticks
Binders
Rulers
Composition notebooks
Construction paper
Index cards
Spiral notebooks
Pencil pouches
Highlighters
Tape
Book covers
Pens
Staplers
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Supplies To Be Delivered!
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Delivering the Supplies!
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Archbishop Oscar Romero Prayer: A Step Along the Way
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision.
We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is
God's work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the Kingdom al-
ways lies beyond us.
No statement says all that could be said.
No prayer fully expresses our faith.
No confession brings perfection.
No pastoral visit brings wholeness.
No program accomplishes the Church's mission.
No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
This is what we are about.
We plant the seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities.
We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.
This enables us to do something, and to do it very well.
It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an
opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter and do the rest.
We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master build-
er and the worker.
We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs.
We are prophets of a future not our own. Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw *This prayer was composed by Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw, drafted for a homily by Card. John Dearden in Nov. 1979 for a celebration of departed priests. As a reflection on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Bishop Romero, Bishop Untener included in a reflection book a passage titled "The mystery of the Romero Prayer." The mystery is that the words of the prayer are attributed to Oscar Romero, but they were never spoken by him.
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The Archdiocese of Newark
2014 Nourishing Your Faith
Dinner
An Evening of Faith, Fellowship and Spiritual Inspiration
Proceeds from the Dinner help support the following:
♦ The WOMEN’S COMMISSION strives to bring the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church,
especially regarding women, to the attention of the people of our archdiocese, and to support
them in their mission to lead Christian lives.
♦ The MEN’S COMMISSION offers a structure of fellowship and support to deepen men’s
faith and relationship with Jesus Christ; and to help guide their roles in their families, in the
Church, and in society as men of God.
♦ The OFFICE OF EVANGELIZATION serves to complement and enhance evangelization
efforts in the Archdiocese of Newark through parish consultations, programs, courses and work-
shops.
♦ The ARCHDIOCESAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ OFFICE helps the schools that are not
able to sustain themselves to remain viable and of service to the communities of faith that they
serve.
♦ The HISPANIC APOSTOLATE develops and coordinates guidelines, plans and pastoral
goals and is a resource to the parishes providing and developing ministries.
Please contact Lynn Gully if you would like to donate an item to the Si-
lent Auction or to place an ad in the event journal at 973-497-4589 or